Chapter 22.7: Friday: Reconicence
May 5, 2026 at 7:40 AM
*Oliver/K finally decides to go back home. It feels nice to make one of those students know their place. After a few hours, they get back to their house and enter. *
*The room looks a little cleaner now. They try their best to ignore the warning sign that's staring at them. Connor places his scarf on the empty side of the couch, prompting Oliver/K to sit there. They do so. *
Connor: ... A- Do you ... *sighs* *Connor's lost for words on what to say. They've tried everything they could. Nothing's worked. * What did ... did ∆lice know?
Oliver/K: No.
Connor: How did she react when I left. I mean, I assumed that she just didn't want me to see her emotional.
Oliver/K: Nah. She actually liked it.
Connor: ...
Connor: Can you repeat what she told you?
Oliver/K: In fact, ... I enjoy this.
*Connor ... looks away from them. *
Oliver/K: Why do you need to know that?
Connor: You don't think that's weird?
Oliver/K: No.
Connor: I ... I don't think I want to argue about this today. Please don't, y'know, try to appease her by getting injured. It's probably just that hunger or something.
Oliver/K (Sarcastically): Sure.
Connor: ... I'm serious.
Oliver/K: I know you are. I'm not really in the mood to listen to your bullsh*t.
Connor: ... I'm just trying to help.
Oliver/K: If you want to help, then stop trying to flirt with me and stop me.
Connor: You know why I can't sto-
Oliver/K: You can stop. I've told you so! Many! TIMES! that I'm not interested, but you just won't quit.
Connor: I'm sorry.
Oliver/K: You're only saying that because I'm mad at you. *heh* (Partial sarcasm) That's why you want me to stop. You just want be to dump ∆lice so you can be with me.
Connor: What? No, I'm not ... That's not why I'm doing this. I pr-
Oliver/K: I was being sarcastic. You really need to know when to take a joke.
Connor: I ... oh.
*...*
Which part was sarcastic?
Oliver/K: eh. Maybe the part after you said sorry.
Connor: Are ... Are you really saying you didn't mean any of that?
Oliver/K: I .. Yeah. I - I am.
Connor: Okay. I ... I am sorry though. I mean it.
Oliver/K: *Sighs*
Connor: Hey, would you be - okay with me going to school with you?
Oliver/K: Why should I?
Connor: It'd be nice to have another friend while you're there.
Oliver/K: I already have Edward and Zip.
Connor: Their you're friends?
Oliver/K: Yeah.
Connor: Well ... what do you guys even do.
Oliver/K: We bully those students at the Paper School.
Connor: What else?
Oliver/K: Well we ... w- I- *...* We talk.
Connor: About?
Oliver/K: ...
Connor: Nothing. *...*
Oliver/K: Why are you acting like this is a problem. Sometimes, having someone be able to stand being next to you is good enough.
Connor: uh huh.
Oliver/K: *gghhhhhh* Y'know what, fine. You can go, but only so I can prove that their genuine.
Connor: thanks.